She was born in Covington, Ky the daughter of the late Clarence and Grace Bearden.
She retired from DeKalb County Schools as a dietician, serving Henderson High School for 30 yrs.
She was a member of Briarlake Baptist Church.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Kenneth E. Yelton.
Survivors include her daughter, Kenna Galloway of Sharpsburg, GA; her sons, Tim Yelton of Atlanta, and Tom Yelton of Morrow, OH; her sisters, June Dinn and Joan Rutherford; her brothers, Jack and Don Bearden; 6 grandchildren and 10 great grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held on Wednesday, May 23, 2012 at 1 pm in the chapel of Floral Hills Funeral Home with Rev. Larry Sullivan officiating. Interment will follow in Floral Hills Memory Gardens. The family will receive friends on Tuesday from 5-8 p.m. at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers the family request that donations be made to either the Briarlake Bapt. Ch. Benevolent Fund, 3715 LaVista Rd.,Decatur, GA 30033 or Emory's Alzheimer's Disease Research Center, 1440 Clifton Rd., Suite 112, Atlanta, GA 30322. Please visit our online tribute to Mrs. Yelton at www.floralhillsfuneral.com.
Arrangements by Floral Hills Funeral Home and Cremation Services, Tucker
